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Coalgate: Naveen Patnaik defends his Hindalco letter

Bhubaneswar: With CBI reportedly contemplating questioning Naveen Patnaik in coalgate, the Odisha CM  has defended the letter that he had written for Hindalco when the Aditya Birla Company application seeking the coal block was rejected

The chief minister said he had written indicating Hindalco's request for Talabira II coal block in the Ib valley of Jharsuguda district of Odisha be examined.

As per the procedure for coal block allocation, the final decision rests with the central government, he said.

(With IANS inputs)